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How Can I Obtain Free Mental Health Care?

Published January 20, 2014

Question by Monjumbo: How can I obtain free mental health care? I have been unemployed for more the eight months. I have a few mental health issues that I need to be taken care of before I should be employed again. I have no issues that cause harm to myself or others, I just have difficultly with extreme mood changes and setting myself to lose another job. I can not keep a job long enough pay for mental care, so is there a place where I can get it for free, including drugs if applicable? Best answer: Read more... ...

San Antonio Health Care Directory

Published January 19, 2014

San Antonio Health Care Directory RECOGNITION: Stroke Center of Excellence Joint Commission Accreditation, Joint Commission on Brain Injury Rehab Accreditation SERVICES: Inpatient: Rehabilitation nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, social worker, respiratory therapy … Read more on San Antonio Magazine Celebrating two years cancer-free Her story, according to Boland and veterinary neurologist Ed Darrin, who performed the successful brain surgery, highlights the benefits of high-level veterinary specialty care, and illustrates what can be done with the latest in veterinary medicine … Read more on The Intelligencer Read more... ...

Saint Jude Retreats Announces Radio Interview With Attorney Adam Rosenblum

Published January 18, 2014

Saint Jude Retreats Announces Radio Interview with Attorney Adam Rosenblum About Saint Jude Retreats: Saint Jude Retreats offers an alternative to the traditional 12 step programs like AA, as well as traditional rehabs and treatment centers. Saint Jude Retreats is a non-profit organization that helps individuals change and … Read more on PR Web (press release) New Orleans City Council District D candidates stress role of economic … "As a professional social worker, I developed, with Judge Jerry Hanson, the first drug treatment court in both the juvenile and criminal courts in New Orleans," he said. "I also helped develop the Desire Narcotic Rehabilitation Center. The other men in … Read more on NOLA.com Read more... ...

Is Something Fundamentally Wrong With the Country and the Health Care System If…?

Published January 17, 2014

Question by Joanne L: Is something fundamentally wrong with the country and the health care system if…? Adult children take their mother to court because they are afraid she will drink herself to death if left on her own (she won’t to into detox). There is a procedure that family members can undertake in this situation. She is essentially “arrested” and taken to court which will potentially forcing her to detox after a trial. She arrives defiantly while in a drunken stupor. The judge sees, while reviewing her case that her life indeed may be in danger, so he issues her into a forced detex.. She doesn’t have health insurance, so there are no beds available for her. There are beds in a number of different locations, but all the ones specifically designated for non-insured patients are filled. Since she now can’t be released (because the court deemed her a danger to herself), she is thrown into jail. She spends 40 days in jail. She gets her own r ...

Physiotherapy Recruitment Agencies: the Cost and Time Involved in Using Recruitment Agencies Are Too High, Say Small Firms

Published January 15, 2014

Copyright (c) 2011 Alison Withers Finding the right person to fill a vacancy in a company can be time consuming and logically, therefore, it would make sense to leave the screening and short listing to an organisation with expertise in recruitment. Yet a survey among small and medium-sized enterprises carried out in April by the British Chambers of Commerce found that only 3% of those responding regularly used a recruitment agency, while just over half used agencies occasionally and 46% said they would never use one. Read more... ...

A Job as a Drug and Alcohol Counselor?

Published January 14, 2014

by Natashalatrasha Question by Jenn: A job as a drug and alcohol counselor? Do I have to get some type of degree to become and drug and alcohol counselor or get certified to be one? Best answer: Answer by engakwasdkyYes and Yes. As far as degrees go, you will have to get at least a bachelor’s degree in social work or other mental health field (psychology, sociology, etc.). Now, some facilities will hire you with just a bachelor’s degree and give you the title of a “counselor”, but MOST facilities require you to have a master’s degree in mental health counseling, counseling psychology, or social work. And as a word of advice, most places require you to have a master’s degree in social work (MSW) for insurance billing purposes. Read ...

Behavioral Therapy for Depression: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Published January 10, 2014

Sample Paper Words 655 Introduction 1. Select a model for treatment. The most appropriate model for treatment in this case is cognitive behavioral therapy. This is an important therapeutic strategy for a number of serious psychological conditions and potentially self-harmful behaviors, making it a robust and effective method of intervention for this case. Those who are engaging in self-destructive behaviors (from contemplating suicide to sabotaging their performance) may well consider behavioral therapy since the goal of such therapy is to reduce “the suffering of people with mental disorders by changing their behavior patterns” (http://www.realage.com). Read more... ...

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